For Immediate Release: Friday, October 10, 2014
Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal and Natali Fani-Gonzalez, who was appointed earlier this week to the County Planning Board, will be the featured guests at 2 p.m. TODAY on En Sintonía con el Concejo del Condado de Montgomery (Tuned In with the Montgomery County Council), a weekly show on Radio America (WACA 1540 AM). Among the topics they will discuss are the functions of the Planning Board, the importance of the Board’s decisions and the impact Ms. Fani-Gonzalez may have as the Board’s first-ever Latina member.
Ms. Fani-Gonzalez, a Kensington resident, was one of 25 applicants for the position. The Council interviewed four of those applicants. She will serve a four-year term. She is the founder and principal of The Matea Group, a strategic public relations firm based in Montgomery County.
In her letter of application, Ms. Fani-Gonzalez wrote, “During the past decade, I have shown initiative, creativity in problem solving and a commitment to building consensus and excellence in a variety of settings. Through my public relations firm, I have successfully advanced local, state, national and international issues, including global migration and development, the Maryland Dream Act, online privacy and Internet freedom, transparency in elections, access to health care, the national Deferred Action for Undocumented Children, Women’s rights, family economic justice and veteran’s rights.”
The Montgomery County Council and Radio America have entered into a community partnership that provides the Latino community with key information on issues and programs and provides a forum for residents to express views and ask questions of Councilmembers. The partnership includes the 30-minute weekly show at 2 p.m. each Friday on the Washington Region's most popular Spanish language station.
The show is hosted by Julie Ríos Little. Each week, the show features guests talking about important issues before the Council and also provides information about programs offered by the County to help residents and businesses. A regular focus of the show is members of the County’s education system telling about opportunities of growth and the mechanisms of participation that people have to be involved in Montgomery social, educational and economic development.
In addition to the radio broadcast, the show can be heard via the Internet at: http://radioamerica.net/en-vivo/
A link to an audio replay of each week's show is available at the County Council's web site at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council
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